1. 练习材料

L51-3:Predicting the future

Bagrit foresawa time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when theywould be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they wouldrelieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work. Allthese computer uses have become commonplace. Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possiblyhave foreseen the development of the Internet,the worldwide system thatenables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world byusing computers linked to telephone networks. Nor could he have foreseen how wecould use the Internet to obtain information on every known subject, so we canread it on a screen in our homes and even print it as well if we want to. Computershave become smaller andsmaller, more and more powerful and cheaper and cheaper. This is what makesLeon Bagrit's predictions particularly remarkable. If he, or someone like him,were alive today, he might be able to tell us what to expect in the next fifty years. [02:31~03:50]

Bagrit /ˌfɔrˈsɔ/ /ə/ /taɪm//wɛn/ /kəmˈpjutərz/ /wəd/ /bi/ /smɔl/ /ɪˈnʌf/ /tə/ /hoʊld/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /hænd/,/wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /wəd/ /bi/ /ˈkeɪpəbəl/ /əv/ /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/ /əˈbaʊt//ˈtræfɪk/ /ʤæmz/ /ənd/ /səgˈʤɛstɪŋ/ /ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv/ /ruts/, /wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /wəd//bi/ /juzd/ /ɪn/ /ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz/ /tə/ /hɛlp/ /ˈdɑktərz/ /tə/ /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs//ˈɪlnəsɪz/, /wɛn/ /ðeɪ/ /wəd/ /rɪˈliv/ /ˈɔfəs/ /ˈwɜrkərz/ /ənd/ /əˈkaʊntənts//əv/ /dʌl/, /rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/ /ˈklɛrəkəl/ /wɜrk/. /ɔl/ /ðiz/ /kəmˈpjutər/ /ˈjusəz//həv/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/. /əv/ /kɔrs/, /ˈliɑn/ Bagrit /kəd/ /nɑt//ˈpɑsəbli/ /həv/ /ˌfɔrˈsin/ /ðə/ /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ /əv/ /ði/ /ˈɪntərˌnɛt/, /ðə//ˈwɜrlˈdwaɪd/ /ˈsɪstəm/ /ðət/ /ɛˈneɪbəlz/ /əs/ /tə/ /kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt//ˈɪnstəntli/ /wɪð/ /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ /ɪn/ /ˈɛni/ /pɑrt/ /əv/ /ðə/ /wɜrld/ /baɪ//ˈjuzɪŋ/ /kəmˈpjutərz/ /lɪŋkt/ /tə/ /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ /ˈnɛˌtwɜrks/. /nɔr/ /kəd/ /hi//həv/ /ˌfɔrˈsin/ /haʊ/ /wi/ /kəd/ /juz/ /ði/ /ˈɪntərˌnɛt/ /tʊ/ /əbˈteɪn//ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/ /ɑn/ /ˈɛvəri/ /noʊn/ /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/, /soʊ/ /wi/ /kən/ /rid/ /ɪt//ɑn/ /ə/ /skrin/ /ɪn/ /ˈaʊər/ /hoʊmz/ /ənd/ /ˈivɪn/ /prɪnt/ /ɪt/ /əz/ /wɛl//ɪf/ /wi/ /wɑnt/ /tʊ/. /kəmˈpjutərz/ /həv/ /bɪˈkʌm/ /ˈsmɔlər/ /ənd/ /ˈsmɔlər/,/mɔr/ /ənd/ /mɔr/ /ˈpaʊərfəl/ /ənd/ /ˈʧipər/ /ənd/ /ˈʧipər/. /ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /wʌt//meɪks/ /ˈliɑn/ Bagrit's /priˈdɪkʃənz/ /ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli/ /rɪˈmɑrkəbəl/. /ɪf//hi/, /ɔr/ /ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ /laɪk/ /hɪm/, /wər/ /əˈlaɪv/ /təˈdeɪ/, /hi/ /maɪt/ /bi//ˈeɪbəl/ /tə/ /tɛl/ /əs/ /wʌt/ /tʊ/ /ɪkˈspɛkt/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /nɛkst/ /ˈfɪfti//jɪrz/.

2. 任务配置

L0 + L4

3. 知识笔记

两个不错的词组：

foresee a time when... 预见有一天

relieve sb of sth …将某人从…解脱（缓解）出来

4. 练习感悟

今天早上起得晚了没有提早完成今天的任务，由于白天晚上工作任务有点多导致今天没有做L1的任务，底线L0+L4要守住。